Matteo Renzi, Oakland, Aleppo: Your Monday Briefing

• Matteo Renzi, the Italian prime minister, said he would resign after voters rejected constitutional changes he backed, intensifying the populist wave crashing through the European Union.

If early elections occur next year, 2017 may shape up to be a seminal year in the E.U.’s history. France, Germany and the Netherlands will go to the polls with strong euroskeptic candidates in the running.

Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin, is widely revered as a kind of white knight among new nationalists on both sides of the Atlantic. “Viva Trump, viva Putin, viva la Le Pen” was one Italian right-wing politician’s reaction to Sunday’s vote.

One of Mr. Trump’s signature ideas — slapping high tariffs on Chinese imports — would raise costs for European companies. Our reporters traced the ripple effects such a move would have on the global supply chain.

The Trump family’s international business empire and those who have interacted with him and his children create a web of complications.

• The euro fell against the dollar. Here’s a snapshot of global markets.

In the News

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•In Oakland, Calif., the death toll rose to 33 after a blaze tore through a warehouse hosting a musical event, one of the deadliest structure fires in the United States in years. [The New York Times]

• Britain’s Supreme Court will begin hearing the government’s challenge to a court ruling that requires it to seek parliamentary approval to start the process of leaving the European Union. [Reuters]

• Prosecutors begin closing arguments in the genocide trial of the former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic. [Reuters]

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• Mainstream publishers, other than those deemed pro-Kurdish, have so far been untouched by the crackdown in Turkey, unlike journalists, teachers and lawyers. [The New York Times]

• Two of Africa’s longest rules are ending. Yahya Jammeh, who led Gambia for 22 years, was ousted in an election, and José Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled Angola for almost four decades, said he would soon step down. [Quartz]

• Syrian government troops now control about half of what had been for years a rebels’ enclave in Aleppo. The United Nations Security Council votes today on a draft resolution that would demand a seven-day truce. [The New York Times]

• And here’s a taste of culinary archaeology: the torta tenerina, found on menus in Ferrara, Italy, is a simple cake with an almost creamy interior, and it could well be the ancestor of all “flourless” chocolate cakes.

Back Story

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The decision by the American air-conditioner maker Carrier to keep some jobs from being relocated to Mexico comes as its industry faces scrutiny over pollution.

A recent global accord will curb hydrofluorocarbons, a chemical common in most air-conditioners that contributes to global warming. So the race is on to find greener alternatives as demand for air-conditioning rises around the world.